Weird Arkansas laws: From pronunciations to honking at sandwich shops
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Many states often have strange laws, and the Natural State is no exception.
The internet can be a place to find many weird laws for each state. Here are four strange laws in Arkansas.
Is it illegal to mispronounce Arkansas?
The word "Arkansas" comes from the Quapaw Indians, by way of early French explorers.
During the time of early French exploration, the Quapaw tribe was called the Arkansas, or "south wind" by the Algonkian-speaking Indians of the Ohio Valley, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State.
During the early days of statehood, Arkansas' two U.S. state senators were divided on how to correctly pronounce the state's name.
In 1881, Arkansas' General Assembly passed resolution 1-4-105 declaring how to officially spell and pronounce the state's name.
Whereas, confusion of practice has arisen in the pronunciation of the name of our state and it is deemed important that the true pronunciation should be determined for use in oral official proceedings. And, whereas, the matter has been thoroughly investigated by the Historical Society of the State of Arkansas and the Eclectic Society of Little Rock, which have agreed upon the correct pronunciation as derived from history and the early usage of the American immigrants. Be it therefore resolved by both houses of the General Assembly, that the only true pronunciation of the name of the state, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians and committed to writing in the French word representing the sound. It should be pronounced in three (3) syllables, with the final “s” silent, the “a” in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables. The pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of “a” in “man” and the sounding of the terminal “s” is an innovation to be discouraged.
While there is no legal punishment for the mispronunciation of the state, it is still technically illegal to call the state anything other than "ARkanSAW."
Is it illegal to kill wild animals in Fayetteville?
According to Ord. No. 3588, §2, 1-21-92; Code 1991, §92.03; Ord. No. 5002, 4-17-07, it is illegal to kill any wild animal within Fayetteville city limits.
It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, hunt, kill, chase, wound, or molest any wild animal within the corporate limits of the city.
The city ordinance goes on to define a "wild animal" as "any nonhuman primate, raccoon, skunk, fox, wolf, coyote, poisonous snake, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx, or any other warm-blooded animal which can normally be found in the wild state, or the offspring borne to wild animals bred with domestic dogs or cats."
So, warm-blooded animals are protected under the law. However, that mosquito buzzing around your ear is fair game to swat.
Are atheists allowed to hold office or testify as a witness?
In Arkansas, anyone who does not believe in God is prohibited from holding office or testifying as a witness, according to Article 19 Section 1 of the Arkansas Constitution.
No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court.
Is it illegal to honk a horn at a sandwich shop?
Did you know that it is illegal to honk any kind of horn after 9 p.m. at a sandwich shop in Little Rock?
This is true, according to Code 1961, § 25-74 of the Little Rock, Ark. Code of Ordinances stating:
No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 p.m.
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